1942–43 UCLA Bruins men's basketball team

1942–43 UCLA Bruins men's basketball
1942–43 UCLA Bruins men's basketball
Conference	Pacific Coast Conference
	South
Record	14–7 (4–4 PCC)
Head coach	Wilbur Johns (4th season);
Assistant coach	Jack Montgomery
Home arena	Men's Gym
	Seasons ← 1941–42 1943–44 →

1942–43 Pacific Coast Conference men's basketball standings
v t e	Conf				Overall
Team	W		L	PCT	W		L	PCT
North
Washington †	12	–	4	.750	24	–	7	.774
Oregon	10	–	6	.625	19	–	10	.655
Washington State	9	–	7	.563	19	–	11	.633
Oregon State	8	–	8	.500	19	–	9	.679
Idaho	1	–	15	.063	14	–	20	.412
South
USC	7	–	1	.875	23	–	5	.821
UCLA	4	–	4	.500	14	–	7	.667
Stanford	4	–	4	.500	10	–	11	.476
California	1	–	7	.125	9	–	15	.375

† Conference playoff series winner

The 1942–43 UCLA Bruins men's basketball team represented the University of California, Los Angeles during the 1942–43 NCAA men's basketball season and were members of the Pacific Coast Conference. The Bruins were led by fourth year head coach Wilbur Johns. They finished the regular season with a record of 14–7 and were second in the PCC southern division with a record of 4–4.

Previous season

The Bruins finished the regular season with a record of 5–18 and were fourth in the PCC southern division with a record of 2–10.

Roster

1942–43 UCLA Bruins men's basketball team

Players

Coaches

Pos.	#	Name	Height	Weight	Year	Hometown
C	11	Don Barksdale	6 ft 6 in (1.98 m)	200 lb (91 kg)		Berkeley, California
G	16	Ainslie Bell	—	—
G	15	Jack Baddeley	—	—
F	3	Tom Brown	—	—
G	7	John Fryer (C)	—	—
	18	Bob Jones	—	—
C	8	Marvin Lee	—	—
	10	John Moore	—	—
C	23	Bill O'Brien	—	—
F	14	Mickey Panovich	—	—
G	4	Richard Perry	—	—
G	13	Bruce Sieck	—	—
F	12	Dick West	—	—	Fr

Head coach

Wilbur Johns (UCLA)

Assistant coach(es)

Jack Montgomery (UCLA)

Legend

(C) Team captain
(S) Suspended
(I) Ineligible
(W) Walk-on

Injured
Current redshirt

Roster
Last update: 30 January 2018

Schedule

Date time, TV	Opponent^#	Result	Record	Site city, state
Regular Season
*	Lockheed-Vega All-Stars	W 42–34	1–0	Men's Gym Los Angeles, CA
*	at Loyola Marymount	W 38–17	2–0	Los Angeles, CA
*	Loyola Marymount	W 37–20	3–0	Men's Gym Los Angeles, CA
*	San Francisco	W 41–30	4–0	Men's Gym Los Angeles, CA
*	San Francisco	W 39–37	5–0	Men's Gym Los Angeles, CA
*	Whittier	L 42–44 ^OT	5–1	Men's Gym Los Angeles, CA
*	Los Alamitos Naval Air Base	W 68–43	6–1	Men's Gym Los Angeles, CA
*	Santa Ana Army Air Base	W 46–37	7–1	Men's Gym Los Angeles, CA
	California	W 49–40	8–1 (1–0)	Men's Gym Los Angeles, CA
*	at 20th Century Fox	L 52–53	8–2	Los Angeles City College Gym Los Angeles, CA
*	20th Century Fox	W 43–37	9–2	Men's Gym Los Angeles, CA
	at USC	L 49–60	9–3 (1–1)	Shrine Auditorium Los Angeles, CA
	at USC	L 39–51	9–4 (1–2)	Shrine Auditorium Los Angeles, CA
*	at Santa Ana Army Air Base	W 43–36	10–4	Santa Ana, CA
*	at 20th Century Fox	L 39–44	10–5	Los Angeles City College Gym Los Angeles, CA
*	St. Mary's Pre-Flight	W 41–38	11–5	Men's Gym Los Angeles, CA
February 20, 1943^[2]	Stanford	W 60–57	12–5 (2–2)	Men's Gym Los Angeles, CA
February 26, 1943^[3]	at Stanford	L 41–60	12–6 (2–3)	Stanford Pavilion Stanford, CA
February 27, 1943^[3]	at California	W 42–40	13–6 (3–3)	Men's Gym Berkeley, CA
March 5, 1943^[4]	USC	W 42–37	14–6 (4–3)	Men's Gym Los Angeles, CA
March 6, 1943 ^[4]	USC	L 46–53	14–7 (4–4)	Men's Gym Los Angeles, CA
*Non-conference game. ^#Rankings from AP Poll. (#) Tournament seedings in parentheses. All times are in Pacific Time.

Source^[5]

References

^ "2017-18 Men's Basketball Media Guide". Pac-12 Conference. p. 72. Retrieved February 16, 2018.
^ "Hoopsters Top Loop Offensives". California Daily Bruin. 18 February 1943.
^ ^a ^b Steinberg, Warren (26 February 1943). "Cages Meet Stanford Tonight; Cal Tomorrow". California Daily Bruin.
^ ^a ^b "Cagers Prep for Final Stand Against Trojans". California Daily Bruin. 3 March 1943.
^ "Season by Season Records" (PDF). UCLA Athletics.

[1] "2017-18 Men's Basketball Media Guide". Pac-12 Conference. p. 72. Retrieved February 16, 2018.

[2] "Hoopsters Top Loop Offensives". California Daily Bruin. 18 February 1943.

[1942StanCal-3] Steinberg, Warren (26 February 1943). "Cages Meet Stanford Tonight; Cal Tomorrow". California Daily Bruin.

[1943USC-4] "Cagers Prep for Final Stand Against Trojans". California Daily Bruin. 3 March 1943.

[5] "Season by Season Records" (PDF). UCLA Athletics.

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Venues	Men's Gym (1932–1965) Pan-Pacific Auditorium (alternate; 1949–1959) Venice High School (1955–1956) Los Angeles Memorial Sports Arena (1959–1965; 2011–2012) Honda Center (2011–2012) Pauley Pavilion (1965–present)
Rivalries	Arizona Notre Dame USC (Crosstown Cup)
Culture & lore	Blue blood status Game of the Century UCLA High Post Offense Joe Bruin
People	Head coaches Retired numbers NBA players Statistical leaders
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NCAA national championships in bold; NCAA Final Four appearances in italics